Air carrier captain reports pothole in taxiway a near taxiway A1 at bhm.

Attributes
ACN	801317
Time
Date	200808
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bhm.airport
State Reference	AL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 228
ASRS Report	801317
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport
Primary Problem	Airport

Narrative:

There is a large pothole just left of taxiway a centerline between taxiway A1 and runway 6 just after passing taxiway A1 at bhm. If you stay on centerline; the left main will go into part of this pothole. My first officer told me it used to be marked but no longer is. Fix or mark pothole.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR CAPT REPORTS POTHOLE IN TXWY A NEAR TXWY A1 AT BHM.

Narrative: THERE IS A LARGE POTHOLE JUST L OF TXWY A CTRLINE BTWN TXWY A1 AND RWY 6 JUST AFTER PASSING TXWY A1 AT BHM. IF YOU STAY ON CTRLINE; THE L MAIN WILL GO INTO PART OF THIS POTHOLE. MY FO TOLD ME IT USED TO BE MARKED BUT NO LONGER IS. FIX OR MARK POTHOLE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.